CambRidge R User Group

Cambridge RSE Seminar Series

Charlie Gao and Thomas Zwagerman

2024-05-09

Introductions

Charlie Gao | Director, Hibiki AI
Trinity College

Creator of ‘mirai’ framework for parallel and distributed computing in R

Thomas Zwagerman
Research Software Engineer, British Antarctic Survey

Our Aim

Establish an R User Group for Cambridge

a.k.a.

CambRidge

Access and celebrate deep R talent
Forum for sharing valuable experiences
Invite top class speakers from around the world
Social and professional millieu

1. The R Community

R User Groups Worldwide

Registered and sponsored by the R Consortium

R User Groups in the UK

Warwick
- Heather Turner (R Foundation)
- Martyn Plummer (R-Core)
Oxford
- Brian Ripley (R-Core)
London
Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow

2. R Open Source Developers

R-universe developer repository
Worldwide activity ‘ranking’
Some household names

3. R Consortium Projects and Funding

Infrastructure Steering Committee

Working Groups

4. R Adoption in Industry

Life Sciences

5. R Community and RSEs

Community Building is part of our job.
Fits within Research Software Development Principles (Helping your peers).
Interactions with “Researchers who code”.
Promote sustainable software practices, software as a research output, RSE as a career path.
See The role of the R community in the RSE movement

CambRidge R User Group

We believe Cambridge has a deep pool of R talent
Wish to provide a forum for sharing valuable experiences
Aim to invite top class speakers for unique insights
Social and professional networking

Thank you!